Why don't we stop paying attention to Sarah Palin?

[latebloomer]

I can't stand the sight, sound or smell of her! Today I made 2 attempts, an hour apart, to turn on the Ed Schultz show and both times he was raving on about Sarah Palin. I immediately turned the station.

It is tedious and infuriating.

Why the hell is she getting so much ATTENTION, especially from the liberal side?

Possibly if we'd ignore her, she would just go AWAY! :grr:

[wtbymark]

1. Who?

:D

[emilyg]

2. Why is she getting so much

attention on DU?

[HipChick]

3. She was letting a unelected citizen run the state of AK who was a AIP secessionist..

that's a story...

[latebloomer]

7. yes it is

but it's time to move on!

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. It's the morbid train wreck thing. It happens every time she's out in public.

[Bluzmann57]

5. If she were 10 years older

and 20 pounds heavier, the media wouldn't give a rats ass about her.

[latebloomer]

6. I understand that!

but why does our side have to constantly obsess about her? As far as I'm concerned it's just junk food. Can't they spend that time on something important?

[lonestarnot]

8. Because she apparently has some entertainment value as evidenced by puke pans everywhere.

:shrug:

[ddeclue]

9. Because the lame stream media won't let you - they force to you to treat her as seriously as

President Obama so that they have some kind of drama to cover and some excuse to sell soap.

If they marginalize and ridicule her as she so richly deserves then the drama is over and the game is over and the Republicans have lost. People don't give a damn about the post-game show now do they?

Of course at some point every moron jumps the shark and falls off the lame-stream media radar but not until they can find a more viable replacement. Until then they will hold her up and provide her reputation with life support to allow it to appear pseudo-credible to the uneducated audience watching their shows.

[timeforpeace]

10. We're trying but people keep starting threads about her.

[latebloomer]

14. Ya mean me?

This is the first thread I've started, the culmination of being subjected to her constantly. Though I never open any of the threads, nor look at her image for longer than the time needed to recognize her.

[Kablooie]

11. She reminds me of Michael Palin so I pay attention to her.

[Auggie]

12. +1... I asked that question months ago

[latebloomer]

13. Thank you!

Seeing her for one second brings up feelings ranging from boredom to disgust.

She needs to get to the "whatever happened to" stage, and right quick!

[gleaner]

15. Yes! And it can't happen too soon ....

It is getting me crazier than I was before it started.:crazy:

[Maru Kitteh]

16. Too much crotch-sniffing to be had to pass up - from what I can see.

Speculation about the parentage of her baby with DS = crotch sniffing
Speculation about the parentage of her grandchild = crotch sniffing
Ooogling her newly published nude woulda-been son-in-law. = crotch sniffing

And then there's the legion of Republicans who would love to just forget the song and dance and bury their noses right in there.

Too much fun to be had.

[spanone]

17. tell that to the media...

[Faux pas]

18. It's kinda hard to ignore the bubble headed nitwits

who keep thrusting themselves into the spotlight. IMHO she's even scarier that bush and that adds to the morbid fascination.

[tallahasseedem]

19. I think on some level...

that we have to keep this (Ed, Keith, etc.) up. She is not going to go away as long as FOX continues to give her a platform. If we ignore her, it will be at our own peril.

It sucks, I know.

[xiamiam]

20. she's old news to me...and most others as well...time to get over her..nt

[Hugabear]

21. Because she is NOT GOING AWAY

Whether you want to admit it or not, she's the biggest thing going for the repubs right now. Yes, it's a pathetic testimony of just how far they have sunk, but it's reality. We do ourselves no favors by burying our heads in the sand and pretending that she's not going to be a factor.

[defendandprotect]

22. PLEASE suggest that to Olbermann -- !!???

[Contrary1]

23. As long as there are adoring fans willing to be fleeced, Palin won't be going away. n/t

[Luminous Animal]

24. I hide 99% of the threads. And now, including this one.

Thanks for the sentiment, though.